The two Heavenly Demon Ancestors were the longest-surviving beings in the world; the power and realm hierarchy of the Heavenly Demon clansmen were intimately linked to their age.

It was rumored that the demon bodies of the Heavenly Demon clansmen could be tempered and improved day by day through the passage of time.

In other races, the elderly and long-lived were not necessarily the most powerful, but among the Heavenly Demons, those who lived longer were undoubtedly stronger—this was beyond question.

For two ancient demons, having lived for a hundred thousand years, to actually merge into one using a secret Heavenly Demon Art—how utterly tyrannical this must be? The words spoken by the Merchant Guild Master left Ling Xiang, Xi Ze, and Luolin stunned and lost in thought, as if thunder and lightning had struck their minds, leaving them momentarily frozen.

“What kind of Heavenly Demon secret art can fuse beings together? How can such a miraculous technique exist?” Luolin exclaimed in surprise.

“Tian Xie, in your Guild’s secret codex, are there any records of these two Demon Ancestors having merged?” Ling Xiang frowned.

Tian Xie was the name of the Giant Wave Merchant Guild Master.

In the vast, boundless starry expanse, exceedingly few people knew this name; every individual who did was guaranteed to be in a position of supreme authority, with cultivation realms reaching profound depths.

“The secret codex only states they can merge, but there are no records of an actual merging.

I suspect these two Heavenly Demon Ancestors have never actually performed the integration; otherwise, some rumor would have circulated in the world,” the Guild Master, Tian Xie, shook his head.

“These two Demon Ancestors fought for a hundred millennia without stopping.

They would only join forces in battle if the Heavenly Demon race faced an existential crisis.” He looked towards Xi Ze.

“According to your senses, Leidi should have crossed into the Second Heaven of the Immortal Realm.

Qing Xiao is also currently at the height of the Second Heaven of the Immortal Realm.

With this development, the Heavenly Demons now have two Demon Ancestors reaching the Second Heaven of the Immortal Realm.

The Heavenly Demon race will inevitably align with Shi Yan, placing yet another layer of pressure upon the God Race.” “This is excellent,” Ling Xiang said with pleasure.

“Only under these conditions can we better preserve our strength.

The God Race’s Four Great Heavenly Kings are all at the Second Heaven of the Immortal Realm, and with the God Lord still recovering, relying solely on the Bloodthirst faction is proving too strenuous.

With the Heavenly Demons now involved, things should become significantly easier.” “Tian Xie, that Dicarro… is an uncertain variable.

Among us, only you are familiar with him, only you understand him.

Will he stand on our side?” Luolin’s expression suddenly sharpened.

Ling Xiang and Xi Ze also looked towards the Merchant Guild Master.

Dicarro was widely recognized as the most consummate master of Space Profundity in existence.

According to Tian Xie, he should reside in the Second Heaven of the Immortal Realm.

A cultivator of Space Profundity reaching this level represented an extremely terrifying height, implying he was almost impossible to kill.

A Space Profundity expert at the Second Heaven of the Immortal Realm could potentially be more useful than two experts of the same level mastering other Profundities.

If this individual leaned toward their side, it meant the star sea would lose its barriers, offering immense convenience in many ways.

If Dicarro joined them, their faction’s strength would certainly soar, bringing them considerable future benefits.

This was why Ling Xiang, Xi Ze, and Luolin were so concerned about Dicarro’s allegiance.

“…I cannot see through Dicarro,” Tian Xie said calmly, his eyes shimmering with an unusual light.

“But one thing I can be certain of: he will not ally himself with the God Race, nor will he truly join forces with the Bloodthirst lineage.

His relationship with Ming Hao is also worth scrutinizing; it exists somewhere between enemy and friend, firmly within the category of the unknown.” Hearing this, the three of them looked surprised, unsure of the complex nature of the relationship between Dicarro and Ming Hao.

Tian Xie did not elaborate on this matter to them.

“Let’s return to our previous topic.

You three need to get moving recently.

Go to the Mote Star Domain, the Wudong Star Domain, and the Dry Bone Star Domain, and try your best to persuade them to stand with us.” “Understood,” the three nodded, signifying their comprehension.

Thunder Roar Star Domain.

Shi Yan awoke abruptly, a scorching bolt of lightning lingering beside him, discharging ferocious currents.

He opened his eyes and immediately saw a man as majestic as a mountain standing before him.

The man wore close-fitting silver battle gear, his arms bare, with lightning coiling around his biceps like snakes.

His eyes resembled orbs of thunder; a single glance felt like a soul-shattering electric shock.

Ouyang Luoshuang stood beside the man, her expression one of reverence, her face cold and silent, as if she had recently suffered a loss.

“See? I woke him upShuShuNet www.shushuw.cn - First update and he’s still perfectly fine? You little girl are truly annoying, insisting on stopping me.

Why won't you trust Old Lei?” The giant man’s voice boomed like thunder, nearly bursting eardrums, though he seemed unaware, spitting saliva everywhere as he spoke.

Ouyang Luoshuang felt helpless, only quietly stepping aside, afraid of being spattered by his saliva.

After resurrecting, Leidi quickly grasped the situation.

He transformed into human shape to question Shi Yan but was blocked by Ouyang Luoshuang.

At that time, Shi Yan was engulfed by flames from the Heavenly Fire clusters, existing in an extremely mysterious state.

She feared Leidi’s questioning might cause Shi Yan to suffer qi deviation.

Leidi found it troublesome, so he merely restrained Shi Yan with a bolt of lightning.

Now that Shi Yan was awake, he released the restraint, shouting hoarsely, “His physical body's metamorphosis is complete; waking him up wouldn't have affected it at all.

This level of skeletal evolution is fast; there’s no need to be so fussy.” “Are you the Primordial Thunder Dragon?” Shi Yan frowned, looking at Leidi, then suddenly asked, “Your realm has broken through?” Ribbons of lightning coiled around Leidi, writhing like many snakes.

This was clearly a sign of overflowing lightning energy.

At Leidi’s realm level, lightning should not overflow unless he had just broken through a realm; otherwise, such a display would be uncharacteristic.

“Kid, your insight isn't bad.

As expected of the fusion inheritor of my ancestral star.

Thanks to you, I’ve entered the Second Heaven of the Immortal Realm.

Heh heh, now I’m qualified to challenge Qing Xiao! I lost to him last time, forcing me to withdraw from the Patriarchal contest—I must take that back this time!” Leidi grinned widely.

“Qing Xiao?” Shi Yan whispered.

“That’s Qing Long.

Qing Xiao is his name.

Where is that fellow now?” Leidi asked gravely.

“On your Heavenly Demon ancestral star,” Shi Yan replied, sizing him up with a strange expression, then suddenly sneered, “Your Heavenly Demon race is currently weak, surviving only because Qing Long has been supporting you, preventing the Nether Emperor race from crushing you into extinction.

Now that you have awakened, all you think about is settling scores with him? Without him, the Heavenly Demon race might not even exist today.

You should thank him, thank him for defeating you back then.

In my opinion, if you had been promoted to Patriarch of the Heavenly Demon race, perhaps there wouldn't be a Heavenly Demon race now.” It wasn't that he was intentionally targeting Leidi; this fellow clearly possessed the typical nature of a Heavenly Demon: crude, violent, lacking finesse, utterly impatient and scheming, and ignorant of forbearance.

Leidi might be a natural-born warrior, peerless in battle with unstoppable demon power, but putting him in charge of a race would surely bring about utter disaster.

Having integrated with the origin of the Divine Grace Continent, he viewed the Heavenly Demon race as his subjects.

From a higher perspective, if he had to choose, he would select Qing Long as Patriarch over this Leidi.

This Leidi was only fit to fight wars for the Heavenly Demons—a pure warrior, not a suitable leader.

“Heh, kid, you speak without tact.

If you hadn't just woken me up, I would teach you a lesson about speaking.

But for now, you should leave the Thunder Roar Star Domain quickly.

Xiaoyao and Guangming are coming.

You staying here serves no purpose and will only trouble Leidi and Dicarro to look after you.” Leidi grinned, humming, “Dicarro is already releasing the seal.

Since you cultivate Space Profundity, you should be able to sense the changes.

Given your connection to the ancestral star, you can escape anytime.

I advise you to leave early, lest you be instantly annihilated by Xiaoyao and Guangming.” Hearing this, Shi Yan immediately activated his sacrificial altar, unleashing the subtleties of the Profundity Layer space.

Layers upon layers of spatial ripples, like water waves, spread outwards from his entire body.

The divine power flowing through his meridians surprisingly carried the aura of spatial blades.

The membrane over his bones seemed imbued with spatial barriers, manifesting a marvelous property that allowed his divine body to adapt to the harsh environment of any void rift.

The spatial ripples spreading from him instantly linked with the Thunder Roar Star Domain.

The entire structural map of the domain suddenly unfolded vividly in his mind like a three-dimensional painting.

It was as if his divine sense and spiritual awareness had infinitely expanded and spread out.

Under the sensation of his mind, the Thunder Roar Star Domain seemed to have shrunk billions of times, becoming a palm-sized nebula appearing in his consciousness.

He could see the entire collective changes of the star sea… The nebula representing the Thunder Roar Star Domain was encased in an orange-red light shield on its outer layer, and this shield was now actively fracturing as it endured violent impacts.

He shuddered violently, his eyes bursting with dazzling, brilliant light, and a strong surge of emotion rose in his heart! The Thunder Roar Star Domain, though scaled down billions of times like a sand table, allowed him to survey it completely from a superior vantage point, even if he couldn't discern the minute subtleties or let his consciousness wander through the sectors of every living star.

“Now, you can finally be considered to have reached the Second Heaven of the Primeval God Realm.

Only after this sublimation of soul and body is your realm truly stabilized,” Leidi snorted, pouting and shaking his head.

“Weak.

Still too weak.

You cannot withstand even one strike from Xiaoyao or Guangming, so you had better scram soon.” As he spoke, a spatial rift tore open, and Dicarro, with white hair and beard, finally emerged from within.

Dicarro did not look at Shi Yan; instead, he gazed at Leidi, his eyes overflowing with excitement.

“It is wonderful to see you again…” Leidi grinned heartily.

“Little Luo, you have aged much more than before.

I still remember how youthful you looked back then, haha.

In the blink of an eye, you’ve also reached the Immortal Realm.

Time truly flies.” The two old friends, reunited, paid no attention to Shi Yan or Ouyang Luoshuang, acting as if they were completely unaware that Xiaoyao and Guangming were about to arrive, still immersed in catching up and drowning in their own world.

Shi Yan and Ouyang Luoshuang exchanged bewildered glances, watching Leidi and Dicarro chatter like garrulous old women, recounting the past and reminiscing about history, momentarily unsure of what to do.

After a long while, Dicarro finally remembered himself, turned his head to glance at Shi Yan, and asked suspiciously, “You aren’t leaving yet?” “I think I should stay and watch the battle between you and those two—Xiaoyao and Guangming,” Shi Yan stated.

“You are only at the Second Heaven of the Primeval God Realm.

You cannot withstand the shockwaves of that battle.

I advise you to leave immediately, lest you make things difficult for me,” Dicarro warned sternly.

“With you here, I can leave anytime.

I insist on staying to watch; if it’s too much, I’ll leave then,” Shi Yan persisted.

Dicarro frowned but said no more.

“Suit yourself.

If you die carelessly, it’s only because your fate is poor.

Perhaps Ming Hao will even be secretly delighted,” he added.

Shi Yan was taken aback.